Since Bill Clinton finished up running the White House last Friday, this morning he's on the way to Haiti, to clean up after Sarah Palin. Over the weekend, Palin made a shocking call for aid to Haiti, suggesting that "U.S. aid perhaps being lifted." She went on: "Again — not to get political — but if some of the politicians would come here and see the conditions, perhaps they would see a need for, say, a military airlift to come bring supplies that are so needed here." That is such a good idea she has! A military airlift you say. Maybe Bill Clinton will bring some [...]

Six months later, what's going on in Haiti? • "With an estimated 1.5 million Haitians still homeless, presidential and legislative elections are set to be held on 28 November. " • "Jean Renald Clerisme, the presidential adviser, says that in any case the Haitian government hasn't received the money it was promised by the donors, which it would need to buy land and reconstruct. 'At a big donors' meeting in New York, we were promised $10bn (£6.64bn),' he says. 'But we haven't received even 2% of this money – how do you explain that?'" • "International donors who promised earthquake relief money to Haiti will be getting [...]

What's new in Haiti? Glad you asked! • Nonprofits like the Red Cross, CARE and Catholic Relief Services dispense donations slowly; each of those organizations has only spent between 8% and 25% of the money donated to Haiti, choosing instead to retain it for future spending. This is tricky because people get antsy when you don't give their money to Haiti but all the organizations swear they're just trying to do it right, so don't immediately flip out. • Don't even try and leave Haiti, because even Jamaica will put you in detention and then ship you right back. • Brazil just became the first country to [...]